Child&#39;s carriage



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K 7 4km' n I @5 67 ca ""wa-gwn VM-PM Patented May 16, 1933 UNrrEn STATES *PAT-ENT OFFICE 'GAR-LJ. Monson', poNALD w. einsam, Arm AARON A. earmvwon, or GARDNER,

MASSACHUSETTS, Assrenons To o. w. einem coi/miur,

sE'rTs, A oonPoRAri'oN or' MASSACHUSETTS A eHILDs CARRIAGE Application med November 3o, 1931. serialv No. 578,034.

This invention relates to a child7s carriage or go-cart of the type commonly known asa beach` cart.- Such carts arecharacterized by relatively light folding running-.gearand are usually equipped with bodies largely made ofcanvas or some other textile or flexible material. y y

It is the general object of our invention to provide a childs' carriage or go-cart having certain novel features of construction by which the utility and convenience of theV vehicle is'substantiallly improved. Y

More specilically,v onel fea-ture of our invention relates to the provision of a body which isV detachably andreversably secured on the rrlnning-gear of the vehicle, so that it may be readily removed orreversed in position.

A further feature of our invention relates to certain details of construetionby which the body is effectively adapted for use in either of two opposed positions.-

Our invention further relates to a'rrangements and combinationsof parts which Will be hereinafter described and moreparticularly pointedY out in the appended claims.

A preferred form of the invention isshown in the drawings, in which F ig. l is a side elevation of our improved go-cart or carriage;

Fig. 2 is a partial side elevation of the carriage with the body reversed; l

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail elevation of a fasteningdevice F ig.I 4 is a detail plan view of the device, looking in the direction ofthe arrow in Fig. 3;, A

Fig. 5 is an enlarged side elevation of a' portion of the carriage body;

. Fig'. 6 is a detail end view of certain parts, looking inthe directionof the arrow 6 in Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a detail .plan view of'certain parts, looking inthe direction of the arrow 7 in Fie-5;

Fig.` Slis a partial sectional elevation, taken I along theline 8-8 in Fig. 5

Fig. 9 is a'view similar to Fig. 8 but showing the parts in a different position, and

l0i`s a detail bottom view, lookin-g in I @if ,fhebod'ythe direction` of the arrow 10 in Fig. 8.

Referring'to the drawings, we have shown a childs carriage or go-cart comprising running-gear G, a body B and atop T. The topT is mounted on the body B and may be The front or foot i.

or' GARD-NER, vuneserienuportion of the bodyB may be dropped, as

indicated in dotted'lines in Figl l, when a child is kto be supported in a sitting position. The running-gear or mainframe structure is in general of a foldingV type and comprises wheels supported on cross rods secured'to the lower ends of frame members 21 and 22.

These frame members are pivotally connected at 23, and the frame members 22 are provided with rearward extensions 24 supportinga handle bar 25. v

Each part 2 4 is pivoted at 26 to 'one end 0f a side bar 30. Each frame member 21 is connected by a link-.31 to a pivot 32 near the opposite end of the side bar 30. A parallel link 33is livoted at its lower end to each frame mem er 2 2 and at its V upper end to the corresponding link- 31.v

A stop pin 34 in each bar 30 limits the upward swinging movement of the link 31. A

depending lug or projection 35is iixed to each. side bar 3()l and is connected by a foldingbrace member 36 to apoint 37 on the frame extension 24.

the form shown and described, is of a com- 'mercialy type and in itself forms no part of our present invention,=which relates to details ofconstruction of the body B and to the means provided for detachably and rever= sibly securing the body to the running-gear ormain frame structure.

The body B is preferablyformed with an upper framevmember 40 A(Fig. 2) which extends along, bothsides and across the foot end of the body. l An enclosing canvascover or casing 4L1' 'is, secured to and supported by the frame member i0Y and forms the'y sides and foot .end as well as a portion of the bottom This folding frame-work, in substantially secured in different angular positions thereon. i

studs 50 (Figs. 3 and 4) secured to the frame member 40 and projecting outward at each side of the body. Each stud 50 is provided with a swivel head or locking member 5l.

The side bars 30 are provided with slots 52 suitably spaced to receive the studs 50 and arranged substantially symmetrical with respect to the pivotal connection 23 of the running-gear frame members 2l and 22.

A cross bar 60 (Figs. 9 and l0) is secured to the running-gear frame members 2l and 22 by the pivot studs 23 and extends across the carriage underneath and adjacent the inward edge of the seat 42.

A cross bar 62 (Fig. 9) is secured to the under side of the seat 42, and the ends of the cross bar 62 are turned downward, as indicated at 68, and are provided with openings 64. When the parts are assembled, the downturned end portions 63 of the cross bar 62 project downward through openings 65 in the cross bar 60. Locking bolts or plungers 66 are slidably mounted in bearing plates 67 lsecured to the under side of the cross bar 60. The outer ends of these plungers 66 are ta pered, as indicated in the drawings, and are adaptedl to readily enter the openings 64 when the parts are in the assembled relation indicated in Figs. 8 and 10.

The inner ends of the plungers 66 are pivotally connected to a handle 70, which in turn is secured by a stud 7l to the under side of the cross-bar 60. By swinging the handle 70 in one direction, the plungers may be simultaneously withdrawn, and by swinging the handle in the opposite direction, the plungers may be simultaneously pushed outward to lock the seat 42 to the cross-bar 60.

The back 43 is provided with plates 8() (Fig. 6) secured to the lower corners of the back and reach provided with upper and lower studs 8l and 82. Angle brackets 84 are secured to the outer end portions of bars 85, extending under and secured to the seat 42. The angle brackets 8O are provided with slots 86 (Fig. 5) for the studs 82, and with notches or recesses 87 and 88 in the upper edge of the brackets to receive the studs 8l.

The back 48 may be readily adjusted in the brackets 84 by pulling the back upward and then swinging it forward or rearward 'so that the studs 81 are seated in desired recesses 87 or 88. The back may thus be effectively held in either a seated or a reclining position.

A bar 90 extends across the vehicle adja-V cent the outer edge of the seat 42 and may be secured to the end portions of the bars 85. rlhe outer ends of the bar 90 are offset upwardly, as indicated at 92, and the lower end of a chain or other flexible supporting member 93 is secured to each up-turned portion 92 by a bolt or stud 94. The upper ends of the chains 93 are secured by bolts or rivets 96 to the upper frame member 40.

rlhe outer edge of the seat 42 is thus directly supported from the upper frame member 40 and the weight ofthe occupant does noi rest to any considerable extent on the flexible casing 41.

VThe back 43 is supported entirely at its lower end by the seat 42, so that any rearward pressure applied to the back would tend to cause the front portion of the seat 42 to swing upward about the bolts 94 as a pivotal axis.

In our construction, however, the inward portion of the seat is held from upward movement by the plungers 66 and consequently any reasonable pressure may be eX- erted against the back 48 without causing displacement of the seat 42.

v)When the body B is to be removed from the running-gear, the handle 70is turned to withdraw the plungers 66, and the locking members 5l are turned to pass freely through the slots 52 in the side bars 30. The body and top may then be removed as a unit by springing the side bars apart, and may be replaced in reverse position if desired, in which position they may be secured by turning the locking members 51 crosswise and projecting the plungers 66 outward.

The provision of chains or similar flexible members 98 for supporting the outer'edge 'of the seat is of particular advantage, as such chains will yield in any direction when the carriage is folded, regardless of'whether the body is in the position shown in Fig. 1 or in the position shown in Fig. 2.

Having thus described our invention and the advantages thereof, we do not wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than Vas setforth in the claims, but what we claim is l. In a childs carriage, a running-gear having body-supporting side bars and across bar, a body having an upper frame member and a seat, means to detachably and reversibly secure said frame member to said side bars and the inner edge portion of said seat to said cross bar, locking devices to hold said seat and cross bar in selected assembled relation, and means to operate said devices simultaneously.

2. In a childs carriage, a running-gear havingbody-supporting side bars and a cross bar, a body having an upper frame member and a seat, and means to detachably and reversibly secure said frame member to said side bars and the inner edge portion of said seat to said cross bar, said means comprising apertured lugs on the seat insertable in slots inthe cross bar, locking bolts onsaid iso cross bar, and a handle for moving said bolts simultaneously in opposite directions toward or away from said lugs.

3. In a childs carriage having a runninggear, a body with an upper frame member secured in said running gear, a flexible body casing and a seat supported by said casing, in combination, a back mounted on the outer edge of said seat and entirely supported thereby, and means to detachably secure 'the inner edge portion of said seat to a portion of said running gear, whereby tipping of said seat by pressure against said back is prevented.

4. In a childs Carriage having arunninggear, a body with an upper frame member se- Y cured in said running gear, a flexible body Y casing and a seat supported by said casing, in combination, a back mounted on the outer edge of said seat and entirely supported thereby, means to detachably secure the inner edge portion of said seat to a portion of said running gear, whereby tipping of said seat by pressure against said back is prevented, and non-extensible flexible connections from said upper fra-Ine member to the outer part of said seat, whereby the strain on said flexible body is relieved while said body remains freely Joldable.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto affixed our signatures.

CARL J. BJORSON.

DONALD W. SIEBERT.

AARON A. GREENWOOD. 

